콜록
Korean
Etymology
Onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰo̞ɭɭo̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [콜록]
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Ideophone
콜록 • (kollok)
- (onomatopoeia) while coughing once
Derived terms
- 콜록콜록 (kollokkollok)
Usage notes
콜록 (kollok) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 쿨럭 (kulleok).
In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.